News

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Heath & Rhino defeat Decay (Crazzy Steve & Black Taurus). Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Mike Bailey def. Shane Haste The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Rising stars from Impact Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling collide! Bailey delivers a flurry of kicks, sending him to the outside. Bailey dives through the ropes but Haste cuts him off in mid-air and drops Bailey back-first on the apron. Haste remains in control with a Saito Suplex for two. Moments later, Haste hits a Falcon Arrow for another near fall. Bailey soars with a missile dropkick, followed by a running corkscrew. Both men exchange shots in the middle of the ring with Bailey gaining the upper-hand. Haste regains control with a modified back suplex cutter. Bailey hits a springboard Moonsault to the outside.

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Kevin Knight defeat Jack Price. Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) def. Mike Bailey & Jonathan Gresham The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Before they face each other tomorrow night on Countdown to No Surrender, Mike Bailey and Jonathan Gresham join forces to battle the reigning Impact World Tag Team Champions, the Motor City Machine Guns! Shelley tweaks his knee in the early going, allowing Bailey to gain control with double team offense to the Guns. Gresham turns the Guns’ own offense against them, then traps Sabin in a pinning predicament for two. The Guns bounce back with a Magic Killer to Gresham but it’s not enough. Gresham hit a delayed vertical suplex, then makes the tag to Bailey.

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Zicky Dice defeat Carlie Bravo. Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: X-Division Championship – Trey Miguel def. Mike Jackson The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Mike Jackson looks to become the oldest X-Division Champion of all time as he challenges Trey Miguel! Jackson has him reeling in the early going until Miguel goads him into a cheap shot. Miguel crashes an burns on a springboard Moonsault attempt, providing Jackson with an opening. Jackson hits a neckbreaker but Miguel tosses him to the floor to shut down his momentum. Jackson sidesteps, sending Miguel crashing into the steel ring post. Back in the ring, Jackson goes Old School as he walks across the top rope. Miguel fights him off, then connects with Lightning Spiral to retain the X-Division Title.

Welcome to this review of Impact Wrestling’s Hard to Kill 2023 pay-per-view. The first Impact PPV of the year and one that sees Mickie James’ Last Rodeo come to a head – will she win the title or be retired by Jordynne Grace? Let’s get into the review and find out!

Countdown To Hard To Kill Match #1: Kushida def. Angels, Yuya Uemura, Delirious, Mike Jackson & Mike Bailey The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

It’s every man for himself in this X-Division Scramble match! Bailey hits a springboard Moonsault to the floor. Jackson dives through the ropes, colliding with everyone on the outside. Jackson goes Old School on Angels, then soars with a top rope crossbody. Bailey hits Uemura with his signature running kick in the corner. Bailey is perched on the top when Kenny King gets involved and sends him crashing to the floor. Kushida locks in...

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Gisele Shaw defeat KiLynn King (King gets beat again! Nooooo!). Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Taylor Wilde def. Masha Slamovich The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Before they compete in a Four-Way #1 Contenders match at Hard To Kill, Masha Slamovich and Taylor Wilde go one-on-one! Another competitor in that match, Deonna Purrazzo, joins Matthew Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan on commentary. Wilde chokes Slamovich on the ropes, then drives her face-first into the apron. Slamovich shuts down her momentum with a series of snap suplexes, including one into the corner turnbuckles. Both Knockouts are down following double clotheslines in the middle of the ring. Wilde quickens the pace, then hits a modified Codebreaker for two. Slamovich disrespects Purrazzo at ringside but that gives Wilde the opportunity to capitalize,...

Josh Alexander has become the Longest-Reigning Impact Wrestling World Champion of All-Time. He claimed the title on April 23rd 2022, at the Rebellion pay-per-view, defeating Moose. He has now been the World Champion for 257 consecutive days, surpassing Bobby Roode’s 256-day World Championship run that started on October 26th 2011.

With his history-making title reign, Josh Alexander has established himself as one of the best pro wrestlers of all-time. It also marks an amazing, improbable and unexpected journey – from overweight, troubled teenager to the pinnacle of the pro wrestling industry, focused on perfection and nothing less. He even endured a serious neck injury along the way that required two vertebrae be fused together. Alexander, 35, made his pro wrestling debut in 2005 and was signed by Impact in early-2019. He has been the Impact X Division Champion and is a two-time Impact World Tag Team Champion as The North, a team that also was record-setting.

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Shera defeat Jack Price. Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Eddie Edwards def. Delirious The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

While Eddie Edwards looks to focus on the future, he’s haunted by a ghost from his past as he battles Delirious tonight! Edwards gains the early advantage off an overhead suplex. Delirious hits a snap suplex, then runs the ropes in every direction possible. Edwards delivers a big boot, followed by a superkick moments later. Edwards connects with the Tiger Driver as Delirious quickly reverses into an armbar attempt. Delirious locks in the Cobra Stretch but Edwards traps him in a pinning predicament to win!

My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: Bully Ray def. John Skyler The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Bully Ray...

Welcome to this review of Impact Wrestling’s Over Drive 2022 pay-per-view/premium event/whatever Impact calls their streaming platform shows… Whatever, let’s just get into the review!

Countdown to Over Drive: Match #1: 6-Way X-Division Match – Rich Swann def. Jason Hotch, Yuya Uemura, Kenny King, Bhupinder Gujjar & Mike Bailey The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

It’s every man for himself in tonight’s opening contest. Swann hits the ropes but King takes him off his feet with a spin kick. King turns hit attention towards Gujjar as he hits a big Spinebuster. King pummels King with a flurry of kicks. Hotch sends Bailey to the outside with a pinpoint kick of his own. Uemura hits a back suplex on Swann, followed by a German suplex to Gujjar. Hotch dives through the ropes, colliding with Uemura on the floor. Swann soars with a Phoenix Splash off the top rope.

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Yuya Uemura defeat Andrew Everett (who made his return to Impact). Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: X-Division Title Tournament 2nd Round – Black Taurus def. Pj Black The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Who will advance to Over Drive and face Trey Miguel in the finals of the X-Division Title Tournament? Black hits a slingshot crossbody over the top rope to the outside. Black gets a running start on the ramp, then drops Taurus on the floor. Back in the ring, Taurus connects with a powerslam, followed by a series of Slingblades. Taurus attempts a pop-up but Black counters into a top rope dropkick. Black soars with a Spanish Fly for two. Both men are down following a collision in the middle of the ring. Taurus delivers a stiff headbutt,...

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw the Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) defeat Raj Singh & Shera! Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Killer Kelly def. Tasha Steelz The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

The heated rivalry between Tasha Steelz and Killer Kelly continues in a match with no disqualifications! Savannah Evans attacks Kelly before the opening bell, giving Steelz the early advantage. Kelly attempts a running boot but Evans intercepts and drops her face-first on the apron. Steelz hits a running dropkick for two. Kelly tries to lock in the Killer Clutch but Steelz backs her into the corner. Kelly connects with an Alabama Slam. Kelly introduces a steel chair into the match and continues the assault with a series of clotheslines. Evans gets involved once again but Kelly...

Welcome to this review of Impact Wrestling’s Bound For Glory 2022 pay-per-view, which emanated from the Albany Armory in Albany, New York and features Raven inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame on the pre-show… by Tommy Dreamer no less. Let’s get into the review!

Countdown to Bound For Glory Match #1: Open Challenge for the Digital Media Title – Brian Myers def. Dirty Dango The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Dirty Dango answers Brian Myers’ open challenge and the Digital Media Title is on the line! Dango uses his moves to avoid a pin attempt, then hits a jumping leg drop for two. Myers whips Dango into the steel ring post to gain control. Dango soars with a slingshot crossbody to the floor. Dango hits a side Russian leg sweep, followed by a Falcon Arrow. Myers comes back with his signature Implant Ddt, but it’s not enough to keep Dango down.

Welcome to this review of Impact Wrestling’s 2022 Victory Road pay per view… which is often seen as the build to Impact’s massive Bound For Glory PPV, ending some feuds, starting others and sometimes providing some interesting new angles for Impact programming. Sometimes… Anyway let’s get right to it.

Countdown to Victory Road Match #1: Bullet Club def. Jason Hotch, Shogun & Jack Price The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Juice Robinson returns to Impact Wrestling as he joins forces with his Bullet Club allies, Ace Austin and Chris Bey, to battle three Gut Check winners, Jason Hotch, Shogun and Jack Price! Hotch hits Bey with a neckbreaker, then knocks Austin and Robinson off the apron. Austin quickens the pace as he sends Hotch over the top rope to the outside. Bey hits a leaping knee strike on Shogun, followed by a running clothesline from Robinson. Bey connects...

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Gisele Shaw defeat Hyan! Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Ladder Match for the Digital Media Championship – Brian Myers def. Bhupinder Gujjar The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

The Digital Media Title is suspended high above the ring, the first person to climb a ladder and retrieve it will be the Digital Media Champion! Gujjar gains the early advantage with a Samoan Drop. Gujjar attempts the Gargoyle Spear but Myers cuts him off in mid-air with a knee strike. Myers delivers a back suplex on the apron. Myers climbs the ladder but Gujjar pulls him off and drops him with a cutter. Gujjar successfully hits the Gargoyle Spear, sending Myers crashing into the ladder. Now Gujjar is climbing the ladder when Myers tips it over. Myers...

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Yuya Uemura defeat Raj Singh, making his Impact debut! Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: X-Division Championship – Mike Bailey def. Mascara Dorada The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Mike Bailey puts his X-Division Title on the line once again, this time against the Lucha senstation, Mascara Dorada! It’s a stalemate in the opening moments of the match as both competitors match each other’s pace. The fight spills to the outside where Dorada hits an arm drag. Dorada continues the assault with a dive through the ropes to the floor. Bailey avoids a top rope foot stomp, then locks in a leg submission in the middle of the ring. Bailey connects with a twisting shooting star for two. Dorada creates separation with a backbreaker but...

It’s Monday morning, so you know what that means… it’s time for our review of Friday night’s episode of Aew: Rampage, which emanates from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. We’ve got Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Jim Ross And Chris Jericho on commentary this week, so let’s get to the review!

Match #1: Trios Title Tournament – Dark Order def. The House of Black The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:

Brody King and Ten began with a collar and elbow tie-up. They collided in the center of the ring, neither man budging. Ten clutched his leg and then tagged out to John Silver. Buddy Matthews and John Silver chain wrestled until Buddy blasted Silver with a spinning roundhouse kick. Alex Reynolds tagged in and dodged a kick from Malakai Black. Alex and Malakai had a shoving match until all the men entered and a melee broke out.

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Bullet Club’s Ace Austin and Hikuleo defeat Johnny Swinger and Zicky Dice. Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Knockouts World Tag Team Championship – Vxt (Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green) def. Jordynne Grace & Mia Yim The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Vxt defend their newly-won Knockouts World Tag Team Titles against the formidable duo of Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace and Mia Yim. Purrazzo takes Grace out at the knees, allowing Green to gain the advantage with a Ddt. Grace fights back into her corner where she makes the tag to Yim. Vxt takes control as they cut off the ring and employ quick tags. Yim avoids an incoming spear, sending Purrazzo crashing into the steel ring post. Yim makes the tag to Grace who hits a big spinebuster on Purrazzo.

We’ve only just had Against All Odds, but here comes Impact Wrestling with their next pay-per-view, Emergence, which aired Live from Cicero Stadium in Chicago, Illinois this past Friday. Let’s see what this show has to offer!

Countdown to Emergence: Match #1: Digital Media Championship – Brian Myers def. Bhupinder Gujjar The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Bhupinder Gujjar receives his long-awaited Digital Media Title opportunity against Brian Myers! Before the match begins, Myers has some harsh words for Chicago. Gujjar is about to hit the Gargoyle Spear in the early going but Myers retreats to the outside. Myers uses the middle rope for a low blow, then takes control with a flurry of strikes. Myers hits the Implant Ddt for two. Myers sends Gujjar crashing into the exposed turnbuckle, then rolls him up to retain the title!

My Score: 2 out of 5 Match #2: Knockouts World Tag Team...

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Steve Maclin defeat Crazzy Steve. Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Karl Anderson def. Kenny King The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Just 24 hours before the high-stakes showdown between Honor No More and Bullet Club, Karl Anderson and Kenny King look to fire the first shot in singles competition! The members of both factions are banned from ringside for this match. King drapes the leg of Anderson across the rope to gain the early advantage. King targets the now-injured left leg as he begins to wear Anderson down. Anderson creates separation with a Dragon Screw leg whip, then fights back with a series of clotheslines. Anderson hits a single leg dropkick for two. Anderson counters the Royal Flush into the Gun Stun to win!

My Score:...

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Laredo Kid defeat Johnny Swinger. Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Vxt (Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green) def. Jordynne Grace & Mia Yim The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Before Mia Yim challenges Jordynne Grace for the Knockouts World Title at Emergence, they join forces to battle Deonna Purrazzo and Chelsea Green, now known as Vxt! Yim hits Green with a running boot in the corner. Grace continues the assault with a powerslam to Green. Grace tags Yim back into the match but the referee is distracted by Purrazzo. Moments later, Purrazzo pulls Grace off the apron and throws her into the ring. Green capitalizes with a dropkick to gain control. Grace outpowers Vxt as she hits an impressive double suplex. Grace hits a German Suplex on Green,...

We’ve only just had Slammiversary, but here comes Impact Wrestling with their next pay-per-view, Against All Odds, which aired Live from Center Stage in Atlanta this past weekend. Let’s see what this show has to offer!

Countdown to Against All Odds: Match #1: Black Taurus def. Laredo Kid The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Taurus hits a Lungblower for two. Kid attempts a cutter but Taurus counters into a Slingblade. Kid spikes him with a Crucifix Bomb out of nowhere. Taurus swats Kid out of mid-air with his bull horns. Kid soars with a Moonsault off the top rope to the floor. Taurus gets his knees up on the next Moonsault attempt, then hits a pop-up Samoan drop for two. Taurus connects with Power Bull to score the victory!

My Score: 2 out of 5 Match #2: Dot Combat Match for the Digital Media Championship – Brian Myers def. Rich Swann...

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Digital Media Champion Rich Swann defeat Raj Singh. And we got a build towards Impact’s next PPV/premium event, Against All Odds. Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Trey Miguel def. Chris Bey, Steve Maclin & Laredo Kid The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Who will earn an X-Division Title opportunity against “Speedball” Mike Bailey tomorrow night at Against All Odds? We find out now in this four-way opening contest! Maclin attempts Mayhem For All but Miguel breaks it up with a missile dropkick from the top. Maclin turns the tide and has Miguel Caught in the Crosshairs. Reigning champ Mike Bailey is seen watching the match on a monitor backstage. Miguel takes Maclin off the apron all the way to the floor with a running Hurricanrana.

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Decay (Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve) defeat Johnny Swinger & Zicky Dice. Plus we get more build to this year’s Slammiversary pay per view. Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Rosemary def. Tenille Dashwood The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Tom Hannifan reveals that Rosemary is out here alone tonight as Havok has gone Mia following her loss to Masha Slamovich last week. Rosemary looks to pick up the victory in hopes of moving Decay one step closer towards a Knockouts World Tag Team Title opportunity! Rayne attempts to distract Rosemary before the opening bell but Rosemary sees it coming and quickly goes on the attack. Moments later, Rayne successfully distracts her, allowing Dashwood to take control with a draping neckbreaker. Rosemary locks in Upside Down but...

Ring of Honor fans rejoiced as the Motor City Machine Guns finally reunited at the 14th Anniversary show in February. Chris Sabin was happy with the positive response he and his longtime partner, Alex Shelley, received in Las Vegas It was a moment the performer will never forget. “I was a bit nervous and worried how people were going to react,” he said. “When I finally went out there, it was a bit of a relief actually. Alex and I were talking about this, where fans have come up to us saying they miss the Machine Guns and asking when … Continue reading →

The post Chris Sabin on reforming the Motor City Machine Guns with Alex Shelley in Ring of Honor appeared first on Channel Guide Magazine.

ROHWrestling.com

Ring of Honor wrestling has sent a cease and desist letter to Global Force Wrestling due to infringement on Roh’s brand in radio and TV ads promoting the July 24 inaugural Gfw TV tapings in Las Vegas at The Orleans casino. The story was reported by PWinsider, who received the info from a reliable source.

According to PWInsider, the advertisement referenced Roh stars appearing at the Gfw event on Friday even though Roh has their Death Before Dishonor iPPV in Baltimore that day. There likely won’t be any Roh stars at the Gfw tapings even though some of them have been at Gfw live events.

Global Force Wrestling

A big reason for Roh taking issue with Gfw is that they have a strong television presence in Las Vegas since Roh airs on two different stations there and they also ran a show in Vegas last week.

There...

Global Force Wrestling

The angle that will start the Global Force Wrestling invasion of Tna Impact will begin on the July 22nd edition of Impact, according to the Wrestling Observer.

That show will air on a slight tape delay on Destination America while the other shows in July have already been taped. The storyline will continue with Gfw’s first ever TV tapings in Las Vegas on July 24.

Current Tna stars that will take part in the Gfw tapings are long-time performers Bobby Roode and Eric Young, both of whom are close with Gfw’s owner Jeff Jarrett. Young will also be taking part in Gfw live events this weekend to work an angle with Jarrett. Other Tna stars are likely to be there as well.

What’s weird about the Gfw taping aspect is that they have no television deal announced in any country. Perhaps they will have something to announce soon,...

ImpactWrestling.com

The land of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling has been a curious one from the minute it opened its doors way back in 2002.

Designed to be an alternative to World Wrestling Entertainment, the brand touted some of the best young talent in the sport. Stars such as Aj Styles, America’s Most Wanted, Team Canada, Michael Shane, Frankie Kazarian and Chris Sabin were recruited to create a futuristic wrestling company featuring some of the most exciting and innovative in-ring action known to man. The eventual addition of the incredibly agile super heavyweight Abyss and former Roh Heavyweight champion of the world Samoa Joe only helped bolster what was widely considered one of the most impressive rosters in the business.

Add to those incredibly talented individuals the likes of Christian Cage and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, two men who chose to venture into Tna rather than remain in WWE,...

ImpactWrestling.com

When Tna revealed that it had lost its TV deal with Us network Spike TV, many fans feared the worst. The company had already said goodbye to many of its biggest stars, including A.J Styles, Sting and Hulk Hogan and the departures of Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Chavo Guerrero and Chris Sabin, amongst others, did nothing to ease the troubled minds of the Tna fanbase.

Booking-wise, the company’s creative direction had veered wildly out of control as wrestlers were frivolously pushed and then discarded once they failed to single-handedly save Tna from extinction.

To make matters worse, the company shamelessly aped WWE storylines in lieu of original content and, in the process, unwittingly began selling itself as a small time, second-rate promotion.

Then, with Tna’s fortunes locked into a deadly tailspin, a new deal was suddenly struck with TV network Destination America and a faster,...

The dream of nearly everyone who becomes a professional wrestler is to one day compete for the WWE. For better or worse, the WWE represents the mecca of sports entertainment, and no matter what success a wrestler may have elsewhere, it can be argued that they never truly make it until they step foot in the WWE.

That sentiment seems to be shared by a former Tna World Champion. Chris Sabin, who officially parted ways with Tna on May 9th of this year, has expressed a desire to join the WWE. While being interviewed on the Shining Wizards podcast, Sabin stated that his goal is to be signed by WWE, as it has been for this entire life.

Sabin is only 32 years old, so he presumably has plenty of time left in his career. In the past, WWE had shied away from older, more experienced superstars, but Sabin may have...

WWE.com

Rey Mysterio recently made waves for defying his WWE contract — which he wants out of — and appearing at Aaa’s Triplemania event. Reportedly, there has been no punishment handed down to Mysterio since his act of defiance and apparently, there has been no communication or contact made at all.

Now, WWE contracted star, Brad Maddox has made a similar move. Maddox was spotted at last evening’s Pro Wrestling Guerrilla event in Reseda, California. Pwg is one of the most popular independent wrestling promotions there is. The company operates exclusively out of Southern California — or SoCal.

instagram

Last night, August 29th, was the first event in Pwg’s Battle of Los Angeles series for 2014. The Bola series, as its often called, is a single elimination tournament held over multiple nights. This year represents the 10th annual incarnation of the series and will conclude on Sunday, August 31st.

Pwg...

So Tna is officially twelve years old!

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling receives a lot of criticism, and rightfully so. The unwanted stepchild of the wrestling world, Tna has been ridiculed for ridiculous booking, poor live attendance, woeful PPV buys and pushing 40 year old stars from other promotions. It’s easy to criticize Tna, but that doesn’t mean that the company has been a complete failure.

Over the last twelve years, Tna has proven that they can provide an alternative wrestling product that fans can take pride in supporting. Through all the blatant attempts to emulate WWE, and all the downright insane booking by Vince Russo, Tna has shown flashes of brilliance that prove they don’t deserve all the hate. Sure a lot of that may be in the past, but we can still look back at the last decade and say that Tna managed to carve out a...

I love Tna. I love Jakks Pacific. I was so excited when Jakks announced that they acquired the license to make Tna action figures. I was so pumped. I loved what Jakks had done with the WWE license from the Ruthless Aggression figures, to the Deluxe figures, to the Classic Superstars line. Jakks gave us, without a doubt, the best years of wrestling figures when they had the WWE license. Since Jakks acquired the Tna line in 2010, we’ve gotten 10 sets of figures. Just ten! When Jakks had WWE we would get more than 10 sets a year!

It’s safe to say that I am disappointed with the Tna line of figures, in the amount that we get. I love the figures. I really do. I get excited every time they announce a new line-up. Unfortunately, that seems to be once every 6-8 months. I really wish Jakks would try...

WWE took a chance with a lot of things when they had no competition in 2002/2003; most involved old WCW stars such as Hulk Hogan. Hogan’s return began with the nWo in the WWE, and for a while it was good, but sadly quickly descended into a torrent of tiresome “brother, dude” promos and way too many poor matches with the exception of one.

During that famous WrestleMania 18 match Hogan turned “face” against The Rock, and within a month found himself at the top of the card as the WWE Champion. Hogan, who was getting the better of guys in their prime like Triple H and The Undertaker, drew nothing except apathy from fans. The WWE noticed this and eventually his run was ended but the damage was done. Ratings dropped as people checked out in droves opting for the early Tna or the growing Ufc instead of a bad WCW re-runs.

Impact Wrestling was back in Indiana, Pennsylvania for the second time and saw the building blocks being laid to the road to Slammiversary. Did it give me a reason to party over Tna’s birthday plans or will this party just be a bust? Well, let me tell you what I think.

Let’s begin with the opening segment, which saw Hulk Hogan apologize after months of doubting Sting. Sting says that’s water under the bridge and he wants to take the full offensive on Aces and Eights beginning next week in a six man tag. Hogan tells sting to pick whoever he wants for that squad, he has to decide who get the number one contender spot for Bully Ray in Boston. Matt Morgan comes out and says the shot should be his, Hogan says he’s not going to make mistakes anymore and just give someone the shot.

This week’s Impact from Indiana, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh saw the roster pairing up together in a lot of different ways. Everyone seemed to be uniting in the cause of getting rid of Aces and Eights. However, was it full of outrageous fortune or did it not come together in the end?

The show began where we left off last week with aces and eights running roughshod over security and superstars alike. After, getting in the building The first victim was James Storm, who congratulated Aj styles on his new finisher family the rather un-phenomenal named Calf Killer. (I guess it’s the baby version of Cattle Mutilation).

Storm then proceeds to call out the Aces and Eights instead Bad Influence comes out and appeals to Aj about forming Fortune again and going against Aces and Eights. This leads to a fight between the two in which Daniels...

Cm Punk, the best in the world, as he claims, was WWE Champion for 434 days, a feat almost unimaginable in today’s wrestling. The streak itself is a focal point for his claim of being the best; surely someone who can hold onto the biggest title in wrestling’s biggest company for that long must be the best in the world? The fact that WWE allowed him to hold the belt for that long proves that they have a lot of faith in him to carry the company, but is he the best in the world?

I think it goes without saying that, like almost anything, it depends on personal opinion. It depends on the person and what they believe makes a wrestler great; some fans may prefer classic mat wrestling whilst others prefer the lucha style and so who they believe is best will reflect that style. For me,...

No it isn’t a misprint or a communication error. It’s not a hoax or a prank. Blink once, blink twice, rub your eyes if you have to (gently of course). Now look at the headline again. Are you smiling? You should be.

At Destination X the 34 year old realised a life long dream and shook the professional wrestling world to its very core. Not just because he beat Bobby Roode, the man with the longest Tna World Championship reign in history, but because of who he is and how he did it. It has long been considered amongst Wrestling fans that if you want to watch the modern day product you are going to have to put up with a lot of pain with not much joy in return. Gone are the days, it seems, that wrestling takes priority over selling merchandise to children or telling people who or what is trending worldwide.

Tna Impact Wrestling fans are in shock this week over the news that the company has parted ways with one of its most exciting talents in Alex Shelley.

Shelley, one half of the Motor City Machine Guns with Chris Sabin, joined the company in 2004 and is a former Tag Team and X Division Champion. He has previously worked dark matches for WWE but has never officially wrestled for them, but that is set to change if internet reports are to be believed. Rumour has it that the on-again-off-again WWE Network is looking to run a show based around a cruiserweight division and given the level of interest in Alex from fans he is primed to be heavily featured. That is if he actually signs a deal.

Hot on the tail of this news word broke that Tna had also parted ways with Ric Flair. Flair is alleged to have been...

Hey Tyrants! Oh man there's some pretty funny games coming out this week. The teddy bear game looks disturbingly awesome. Also, for those of you who like to play Magic the gathering, X360 has a Magic game that you can purchase with gamer points that's pretty fun. You can also play the demo of course which is fun too. Now to the games releasing this week.

 

Risk: Factions (X360)

Featuring outlandish factions, a unique art style, new gameplay twists, and offbeat humor, Risk: Factions promises to challenge and captivate both new and seasoned Risk fans on their quest for world domination.

This looks like fun. I shall try a demo.

Releases 6.23.10

 

Video Games | Risk: Factions | Factions Chapter I: Quiet on the Human Front XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

 

 

Transformers: Cybertron Adventures (X360, PS3, Wii, Nds & PC)

Players can now take on the role of a Transformers character in the final, epic...

First, they gave us the worst Megaman bosses of all time, now Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin are back to talk movies.  Two dudes from Detroit who go by "The Motor City Machine Guns" should know something about what makes a good gangster flick.  This is why we asked Shelley and Sabin to run down their top eleven picks for organized crime on film.  The boys made some solid choices but there is one glaring ommission.  If these guys couldn't kick our asses, then we might just give them a severe beating for putting Snatch on the list - and not Scarface.  Clearly, numerous shots to the dome have affected their judgment.

First, they gave us the worst Megaman bosses of all time, now Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin are back to talk movies.  Two dudes from Detroit who go by "The Motor City Machine Guns" should know something about what makes a good gangster flick.  This is why we asked Shelley and Sabin to run down their top eleven picks for organized crime on film.  The boys made some solid choices but there is one glaring ommission.  If these guys couldn't kick our asses, then we might just give them a severe beating for putting Snatch on the list - and not Scarface.  Clearly, numerous shots to the dome have affected their judgment.

While I have to give them flack for coming down on a Megaman boss named "Toad Man" when they're guilty of cavorting with someone who goes by "Curry Man," Tna's Motorcity Machine Guns provided us with an excellent assessment of Megaman's most sucktastic bosses.  Wrestlers aren't known for pulling punches (oh wait, yes they are) and Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin do not mince words with Bright Man or Wood Man.